Chief Compliance Officer
M.SC, MBA, CFE, FCCA, CA
Isaiah Ailenmoagbon is a distinguished Compliance professional with over 27 years of experience in internal audit, compliance, governance, risk management, internal control, and banking operations. He served as Head of Financial Crimes Compliance of Access Bank Plc (Nigeria), Chief Conduct and Compliance Officer/AMLRO (Access Bank (Ghana) Plc, and Regional Chief Conduct and Compliance Officer (Access Bank – West Africa). Isaiah also served as Chief Operating Officer/ Executive Director (COO/ED), Operations and Technology in banking subsidiaries in East and West Africa respectively. In these capacities, he oversaw the implementation of anti-money laundering, countering terrorist and proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) programs as well as multi-years business strategies.
Isaiah has played pivotal roles in the turnaround of loss-making subsidiary, divestment from foreign bank subsidiaries, mergers, and acquisitions, and in the recovery of substantial financial assets. His experience straddles key functions like banking Operations and Technology, Risk Management, Trade Services, Loans & Advances, Governance, Compliance, Internal Control, and Internal Audit in both domestic and international banking environments.
His achievements include the development of Internal Control guides, Audit Procedure Manuals, Compliance Manuals, Policies and Charters, leading teams to reconcile and validate significant equity funds, and implementing policies to mitigate internal control weaknesses and improve the compliance environment.
